College Art Show Opens Amid Exhibits at Long Beach Gallery
The City College art gallery hosts a midweek opening event featuring paintings, pottery, jewelry, posters, and devices by students. A reception follows on Wednesday at 7:30 PM, with viewing hours daily through June 13. Prizes await standout works in the annual student show across two Lisajous pendulums and other pieces.
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Santry Franch
Long Beach
Pal City College Art Gallery
Lake
Cig College
Cig College Aodestrial
Wood
Cost to meet Long Beach highway deficiencies eyed at 60 million
Deputy city engineer Bernard E McCune told a regional engineers meeting the 60 million dollar estimate covers widening and new miles needed through 1971 excluding state financed freeways. The group aims to standardize designs for highways crossing multiple jurisdictions and will forward reports to state and federal authorities under the 1956 Federal Highway Act.
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Long Beach
Bernard .E.mccune
Ahway
Aucop UE
McCune
Beach
Artesia
G. T. M McCoy
Secret CD Test Type to Be Held This July 12
Local civil defense officials prepare for a simulated enemy attack as the Federal Civil Defense Administration schedules a secret test for July 12. Partial mobilization of defense personnel all day and full manning of the control center at 5373 E Second St run from 6 p.m. to midnight. A gradual mock extreme emergency will be proclaimed June 16 with evacuation of nonessential civilians by June 24. The council authorized an adviser to help set a petroleum distribution control plan for extreme urgency. Retail outlets will close. essential vehicle classes only will be served.
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Federal
Civil Defense Administration
Leonard Kearney
Long Beach
2Nd St
Wein to Be Executed for Kidnap Assaults
Edward Wein, 33, a Los Angeles painting contractor, was executed by gas chamber under the Little Lindbergh Law after a Los Angeles judge sentenced him for multiple kidnapping and assault offenses. He was identified by a victim in a Long Beach restaurant and convicted on 22 felony counts, including five counts under the Little Lindbergh Law. The defense failed to win a new trial, and the trial record will go to the state Supreme Court before execution.
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Edward $. Wein
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Friday
LeRoy Dawson
Angeles
Weckdentary
Weir
Dawson
Rexford D. Eagan
State Supreme Court
Features at Sorority Convention Highlight Dinner and Installations
The fifth annual Latode Sigma Ft Sorority California convention at the Lafayette Hotel Starlight Roof features a buffet dinner and installation of state officers. Morning registration and regents meetings precede tours of Disneyland and the Harbor. 72 new state officers are listed from Sacramento Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco Fresno. Sunday's program includes a 9:30 am business meeting luncheon and entertainment by The Singers Workshop.
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Fayette Hotel
Vth
Latode Sigma Ft
California
the Harbor
Delta
Barher Nelson
Sacramento
Regident
Clara Storts
Los Angeles
Tice
Eulis Spangier
San Diego
Apney Baxtee
San Francisco
Reba Wright
Fresno
Chris Miller
Elsie Strickland
Frances Gray
Lela McConkey
Sunday
The
Singers Workshop
Injured driver sues for 100000 in Superior Court Frigny
Christopher C Madsen of 1207 Miramar Ave sues auto operator for 100000 in Superior Court Frigny claiming brain concussion broken ribs and internal injuries after a collision at Redondo Ave and St Magd. His attorney Eugene J Leng charges motorist L A Atchley and his wife Lois of 4242 Vermont Ave with negligence.
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Superior Court
Frigny
Christopher Clarence Madsen
Miramar Ave
Redondo Ave
Eugene J. Leng
Atchley
Lois
Vermont Ave
Veterans and Churches Face 1957 Tax Exemption Deadlines
County assessor Joby R Quinn warns many war veterans and some churches have not filed 1957 tax exemption claims. Exemptions forfeit if claims aren t filed before May 27. The Long Beach branch operates at 414 West 7th Street in San Pedro, Room 709 of the Yergins Trust Building.
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Joby R Quinn
Long Beach
Yergins Trust
San Pedro
7Th St
Worker Hurt at Pier Seeks 103000 in Damages
Long Beach man James Marion Chaiker seeks 103000 in Superior Court for injuries suffered June 2 last year when he fell boarding a motorboat at Seal Beach Pier. Attorney Elizabeth Hix filed the complaint naming Monterey Oil Co. and boat operators Charles L Stockton C B Stockton and Arthur Lescher as defendants for a broken arm multiple wrist fractures torn ligaments and internal injuries.
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Long
Elizabeth Hix
James Marion Chaiker
Lewis ‘Ave
Selly Joe
Chaiker
Monterey Oil Co
Charles L. and
C. BM. Stockton
Arthur Lescher
Funeral set for Cmdr LeRoy Rodd in Monday rites
Funeral services for retired Cmdr LeRoy Rodd, instrumental in torpedo development, will be held Monday at 2 pm at Motlpi's and Peek Chapel. Interment at Sunnyside Memorial Park. Rodd, a 50 year Navy veteran of Corona Avenue address, died Wednesday. He served from 1895 to 1945 across Spanish American War and both World Wars, including command of the San Diego Net Depot and harbor defense. He joined aboard Constellation, later served on USS Adder and on torpedoes program aboard USS Montgomery. He was active in Navy Family Chapel and various Masonic and Shrine affiliations. He leaves wife Carmette, daughter Mrs. Neal Molquin, and two grandchildren.
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LeRoy
Rodd
Gan
Peek Chapel
Sunnyside
Corona Ave
Tt Navy
San Diego
Todd
Montgomery
U.S
Adder
Constellation
Maumee
Ohio
Navy
Newport
Lodge
F&am
Eastern Star
Portsmouth
Royal Arch Masons
Long Beach Shrine
Kismet Temple
Aaonms
Shrine Hospital For Crippled Children
Carme-tte
Neal
Quin
Three youths nabbed on dope charges at base entrance
A narcotics possession complaint issued Friday by the district attorney targets three men arrested Thursday at a Long Beach Air Force Base entrance. Accused are Robert A. Hanny, 18, an Air Force member. Allen Simmong, 20, of 430 Platt St. and John E. Vildosole, 19, of 1639 Walnut Ave. Officers found a can containing marijuana in their possession.
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Beech Air Force Base
Robert A. Hanny
Air Force
Allany
Simmong
Platt St
John E. Vildosole
Walnut Ave
Cement Bid Awarded To Certified Materials Co Long Beach
Certified Materials Co of Long Beach submitted the low bid of 14257.75 on Portland cement for furnishing and delivering 1 066 900 pounds for use in the next fiscal year. Consoli dated Rock Co of Los Angeles quoted 14952.
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Certified Materials Co
Long Beach
City
Sam E. Vickers
Portland
Consolidated Rock Co
Los Angeles
Shell Offers 6 Percent Pay Rise to West Coast Oil Workers
Shell Oil Co proposed a six percent wage increase and expanded fringe benefits to about 9,006 West Coast employees including 2,006 in the union bargaining unit covering Long Beach to Los Angeles. The offer boosts average refinery and terminal wages by roughly 15 percent and adds new vacation, holiday pay, and other benefits after 20 years of service.
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Shell Oil Co
Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Ares
Burglary Terrorizes Woman in Raycroft Avenue Apt
A 28 year old woman woke at 4 a.m. to a man with a long bladed knife in her rear Raycroft Avenue apartment. Norma L Brisson screamed as the suspect waved the blade above his head and fled, leaving her frightened.
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Raycroft Ave
Norma L. Brisson
Missing Long Beach Fishing Boat North of San Francisco
A 42-foot Long Beach vessel named Gringo, owned by RC Ward of Los Angeles, is missing north of San Francisco. Ward says it was leased to a man named Stanley Rue and possibly one or two crewmen. Last seen May 10 near Pt. Arena, about 100 miles north of San Francisco. Rue was due back in Long Beach by May 15.
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Long Beach
Hit-Run Victims In Critical Condition At Harbor General
John F. Garniec, 25, of 1225 E 20th St, remains in critical condition at Harbor General Hospital with head injuries from a hit and run on Pacific Coast Highway and Raymond Ave. Quinta Laguna, 42, of 1428 E 20th St, was struck by the same car and is reported improved.
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John F. Garniec
20Th St
al Harbor General Rospital
Pacific Coast Hwy
Raymond Ave. Quinta Laguna
Fire Destroys Trash Behind Apt. Woman Quells Blaze
Fringe fires erupted Friday behind EB Tthat, possibly by juveniles, marking a third such incident this month. Margaret Masters, 45, of Apt 2, reported the blaze and used a garden chest to extinguish it.
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Margaret “Masters
Apt. 2
Nelida Rivas Explores Perón In Sunday I Parade Feature
Sunday in the Southland Press-Telegram features Nelida Rivas for a 10 part series revealing the private life of Argentine strongman Perón. The Sunday supplement also highlights Parade magazine travel ideas, columns by Molly Mayfield and Abigail Van Buren, Dr. Angelo Patri tips on summer plans, and a Navy question answered by Van Buren.
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Southland Magazine
Southland
Molly [Mayfield
Abigail van Buren
Angelo Patri
Collie Rover Finds Care After Stranger Feeds It
Elna Johnson finds a hungry collie roaming near Jumipero Ave and 1 BE 20th St. After unsuccessfully locating the owner, she shelters Rover at 236 E 39th St. A veterinarian visit and meals revive the dog while her two black pockets and parrots object to the new guest.
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Elna Johnson
Rover
Miss Johnson
Jumipero Ave
20Th St
39Th St
Johnson
Colle
100 Year Life Span Foreseen by Medic
A Mayo Clinic consultant Dr Allen at the California Heart Association meeting says living to 100 may be possible with further scientific research. He notes funding limits and a shortage of qualified personnel threaten progress, urging continued public support for heart and vascular disease research.
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The
American Heart Asst
Edgar
Yo Allen
Rochester Minn
California Heart Assi
Aller
Mayo Clinic
Alen
National Association
Pr- Allen
Midway City Girl Missing Prompt Help From Readers
A Midway City couple appealed Independent Press Telegram readers for help locating their daughter Patricia Hahn McWhinney missing since Sunday. The 13 year old left home in a blue 1954 Crestliner with license HSN 676 carrying clothing and food. Patricia, 3 feet 11 inches tall, about 135 pounds, with dark brown hair and gray eyes, was last seen wearing khaki pedal pushers and a light red blouse. Her father John H. McWhinney, president of Westminster Memorial Park, fears she may be a victim of amnesia.
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Midway City
Independent, Press-Telegram
Patricia Hahn McWwhinney
Ave
John H. Mice
Whinney
Westminster Memorial Park
Patricia
Jast
Hobby Show to Be in Mu nicipal Auditorium Four Days
The Long Beach Hobby Show opens next Friday at Municipal Auditorium for four days. The event features 43 hobby clubs and 38 hobbyists with a family exhibit and various displays. Sponsored by the Recreation Department and the Long Beach Hobby Clubs Council, the show runs daily noon to 7 10 p.m. and is free to the public.
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Fabhies
Psychiatro
Long Beach
Municipal Auditorium
Recreation Department
Marine Return from Far East on General Patrick
Gary McGinn of 2 Magnolia Street sails aboard the USNS General Patrick as part of the 3rd Marine Division and 1st Marine Air Wing returnees from the Far East. They are set to dock in San Francisco Sunday with other Marines and Navy troops.
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Pio
Gary McGinn
Magnolia St
Far Eastern
McGinn
General Patrick
Jin San Francisco
3Rd Marine Division
1St Marine Air Wing
Robbed Sailor Fights Back After Parking Lot Heist
Three sailors from USS Hillsborough County robbed a sailor early today in a parking lot at the foot of Daisy Way. They knocked him down, grabbed his wallet containing $18, and fled. The incident involved Lee as a stated name in the scene. Authorities investigating the theft.
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Lee
Hillsborough
Cyclist Flung From Motorcycle on Lakewood Blvd
Witnesses told police a cyclist collided with two cars on Lakewood Boulevard near Willow Street. The rider, Richard T. Sargent of Huntington Park, was taken to Community Hospital with multiple shoulder fractures after the motorcycle crashed and flipped, launching him into the air.
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Lakewood Blvd
Willow St
Tan
Richard
T. Sargent
Huntrington Park
Community Hospital
With
Ares
Lakewood 1 Blvd
Hurling Sargent
Dope Parolees Arrested Again in Street Stop
Two parolees tied to a narcotics problem were arrested Friday night and held at the city jail for illegal possession of marijuana. Richard R. Peterson, 22, of 263 Molina Ave, and John Need, 19, of 124 Elm Ave, were arrested in front of 1633 American Ave after police tailed the car they rode in.
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Iity
Richard R. Peterson
Molina Ave
John
American Ave
Owa
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Metropolitan Transportation Engineering Board
Hugo H., Winter
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Pier Sues
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Leroy Rodd
Shell
L.B
S.F
Nelida Rivas
Peron
Molly
Sondzy
Miss van Buren
SEEKS
Collie Rover
Ben Zinser
Slatt
Ganization
Patricia McWhinney
Midway
McWhinney
Amesia
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Southland’ Finest
L. B. Marine Due
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